a combining form meaning "father," occurring originally in loanwords from Greek and Latin ( patriarch; patrician ), and used in the formation of new compounds ( patrilineal).
[ comb. form repr. L pater, Gk patér FATHER ]
a combining form meaning "father," occurring originally in loanwords from Greek and Latin ( patriarch; patrician ), and used in the formation of new compounds ( patrilineal).
[ comb. form repr. L pater, Gk patér FATHER ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012